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News & updates

Our latest news, press releases, blog posts, Pink Ribbon Bulletins & Pink Ribbon Press.

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Our news and updates are grouped into the following content types:

  • News
    The latest research on improving breast cancer treatment and detection.
  • Press Releases
    The latest news from Breast Cancer Foundation NZ.
  • Blog Posts
    Advice, research and webinars for our breast cancer community.
  • Pink Ribbon Bulletins
    The latest information on Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s research, news and events - published every two months.
  • Pink Ribbon Press
    Our Spring and Autumn newsletter with the most important information on breast cancer rolled into one publication.

Blog
8 Key Messages from Consumer/Patient Day
20 July 2016

8 Key Messages from Consumer/Patient Day

The Consumer/Patient Day at the Australasian Breast Congress saw over 200 people affected by breast gather to hear local and international experts talk about new developments in treatment and diagnosis.
Blog
Memory and Concentration Problems on Tamoxifen - Sound Familiar?
20 July 2016

Memory and Concentration Problems on Tamoxifen - Sound Familiar?

When Pamela Munster, an American oncologist, talked to a room of breast cancer survivors about taking tamoxifen for ten years instead of five, questions about side effects came in like rockets. It was clear that very few women cruise through hormone therapy without issues.
Blog
Partial mastectomy better for survival than mastectomy?
13 July 2016

Partial mastectomy better for survival than mastectomy?

A new study from the Netherlands has shown that a smaller surgery that removes only part of the breast, plus radiation, is just as effective as a mastectomy, and may even improve survival rates.
Blog
The Unexpected Benefits of Volunteering
22 June 2016

The Unexpected Benefits of Volunteering

Volunteers are the lifeblood of non-profit organisations. Each year, over 10,000 people donate their time to the NZBCF, whether it’s out on the streets, on the road, or in our office.
Blog
Worrying about wasting GPs’ time is stopping people from seeking help
08 June 2016

Worrying about wasting GPs’ time is stopping people from seeking help

A UK study has revealed that many patients don’t report cancer “alarm symptoms” to their GP, because they’re worried about wasting their GP's time.
Blog
Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Deserve a Slice of Pharmac’s $124 Million Funding Boost
27 May 2016

Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Deserve a Slice of Pharmac’s $124 Million Funding Boost

This year, Pharmac's budget is bigger than ever before, but advanced breast cancer patients are still missing out on life-changing therapies.
Blog
What about the other breast?
12 May 2016

What about the other breast?

More women are having their unaffected breast removed to prevent the return of cancer. But are these extra surgeries really preventing anything?
Blog
Late-night snacking could increase your breast cancer recurrence risk
12 May 2016

Late-night snacking could increase your breast cancer recurrence risk

Recent research is encouraging breast cancer survivors to ditch the late-night snacks and extend their overnight fast in order to prevent cancer recurrence.
Blog
5 burning questions Kiwi cancer researchers could answer
02 March 2016

5 burning questions Kiwi cancer researchers could answer

February 4, World Cancer Day, was a chance to reflect on the burning questions that remain unanswered for the disease that is now the single biggest cause of death for New Zealanders.
Blog
Pink Ribbon Breakfast for Research
20 April 2015

Pink Ribbon Breakfast for Research

Registrations are now open for Pink Ribbon Breakfast, with Lorraine Downes asking Kiwis to invite their friends or colleagues to breakfast in May, to raise funds for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.